It’s On: Sarah Palin Vs. Mitt Romney for 2012

It’s on for the 2012 Presidential nomination and Mitt Romney is not sitting back and letting Sarah Palin take it unscathed.

In possibly the first inter-staff dust-up of the 2012 presidential race, an aide of Sarah Palin is hitting back at Mitt Romney’s camp for saying the former Alaska governor is “not a serious human being.”

A “Romney intimate” was quoted by “Time” magazine’s Mark Halperin in a Thursday column as saying that Palin could not withstand the rigors of a presidential campaign.

“If she’s standing up there in a debate and the answers are more than 15 seconds long, she’s in trouble,” the Romney intimate said.

An additional Romney adviser was quoted as saying the former Massachusetts governor’s team is not intimidated by a possible Palin run. “She’s not a serious human being,” the adviser said.

Since the piece Sarah Palin’s staff have responded and Mitt Romney has apologized – well sort of.

But, it is very clear – IT IS ON for a Sarah Palin vs. Mitt Romney Presidential contest in 2012.